Posts tagged with 'data center'

Share This: Current issues in data centre management In the past, managing a data centre was not as complicated as it is nowadays. As data grows larger and the demand for processing power increases, data centres have become more demanding and complicated. Onyshkevych (2013) quotes “Complicating the situation, operational decisions at the data centre now […]Continue reading…

Share This: A large problem in many data centres is the typical dated view, that one application belongs on one server. This problem leads to server sprawl, which means servers are underutilised. In other words they are not being used to their full potential and are inefficient for the amount resources they are consuming (Rouse, […]Continue reading…

Share This: PUE and DCiE rely on the input values to be kW or kWh. To convert the results which are provided in amps to kWh the following calculation must take place: Yearly kWh = (Amps x Voltage /1000) *8760 The number 8760 refers to the number of hours in a year. A year has […]Continue reading…

Share This: Air conditioning is one of the largest consumers of power in a data centre, often consuming 30% or more of total facility power(Chan and More, 2009). With such a big contribution to power consumption it is no wonder it offers sizeable increases in efficiency. Air Conditioning power consumption can be split into two […]Continue reading…

Share This: Last week I have attended DCProfessional Development training course regarding Energy Efficiency Best Practices at Hilton hotel in East London. I was slightly concerned that I was by far the youngest member of the training course as well as the least experienced. Nonetheless it was my decision not to follow their framework and […]Continue reading…